S.I. No. 286/2000 - European Communities (Agricultural Or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (No. 2) Regulations, 2000.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (No. 2) Regulations, 2000.

2. The Schedule to these Regulations is here substituted for Schedule I [inserted by the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (No. 2) Regulations, 1988 (

S.I. No. 361 of 1988

) and amended by the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations, 1989 (

S.I. No. 288 of 1989

) and by the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations, 1990 (

S.I. No. 338 of 1990

) and by the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations, 1997 (

S.I. No. 446 of 1997

) and by the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations, 1998 (

S.I. No. 372 of 1998

) and by the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations, 1999 (

S.I. No. 99 of 1999

) and by the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations, 2000 (

S.I. No. 188 of 2000

)] to the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations, 1979 (

S.I. No. 137 of 1979

)

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE I

Community Directives regarding Type Approval of Agricultural or Forestry Tractors and Components

Item No.

Reference No.

Date

Official Journal (OJ) Reference

Principal Subject Matter

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1.

74/150/EEC as amended by

4 March 1974

OJ NO. L 84/10 of 28.3.74

Type Approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors.

79/694/EEC and

24 July 1979

OJ No. L 205/17 of 13.8.79

88/297/EEC and 97/54/EC and

3 May 1988

OJ No. L 126/52 of 20.5.88

97/54/EC and as adapted to technical progress by

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

2000/2/EC and as amended by

14 January 2000

OJ No. L 21/23 of 26.1.2000

2000/25/EC

22 May 2000

OJ No. L 173/1 of 12.7.2000

2.

74/151/EEC as adapted to technical progress by

4 March 1974

OJ No. L 84/25 of 28.3.74

Certain parts and characteristics.

88/410/EEC and as amended by

21 June 1988

OJ No. L 200/27 of 26.7.88

97/54/EC and

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

98/38/EC

3 June 1998

OJ No. L 170/13 of 16.6.98

3.

74/152/EEC as adapted to technical progress by

4 March 1974

OJ No. L 84/33 of 28.3.74

Maximum design speed and load platforms.

88/412/EEC and as amended by

22 June 1988

OJ No. L 200/31 of 26.7.88

97/54/EC and

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

98/89/EC

20 November 1998

OJ No. L 322/40 of 1.12.98

4.

74/346/EEC as amended by

25 June 1974

OJ No. L 191/1 of 15.7.74

Rear-view mirrors.

97/54/EC and

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

98/40/EC

8 June 1998

OJ No. L 171/28 of 17.6.98

5.

74/347/EEC as adapted to technical progress by

25 June 1974

OJ No. L 191/5 of 15.7.74

Field of vision and windscreen wipers.

79/1073/EEC and as amended by

22 November 1979

OJ No. L 331/20 of 27.12.79

97/54/EC

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

6.

75/321/EEC as adapted to technical progress by

20 May 1975

OJ No. L 147/24 of 9.6.75

Steering equipment.

88/411/EEC and as amended by

21 June 1988

OJ No. L 200/30 of 26.7.88

97/54/EC and

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

98/39/EC

5 June 1998

OJ No. L 170/15 of 16.6.98

7.

75/322/EEC as amended by

20 May 1975

OJ No. L 147/28 of 9.6.75

Suppression of radio interference produced by spark- ignition engines.

97/54/EC and as adapted to technical progress by

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

2000/2/EC

14 January 2000

OJ No. L 21/23 of 26.1.2000

8.

76/432/EEC as amended by

6 April 1976

OJ No. L 122/1 of 8.5.76

Braking devices.

96/63/EC and

30 September 1996

OJ No. L 253/13 of 5.10.96

97/54/EC

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

9.

76/763/EEC as amended by

27 July 1976

OJ No. L 262/135 of 27.9.76

Passenger seats.

97/54/EC and as adapted to technical progress by

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

1999/86/EC

11 November 1999

OJ No. L 297/23 of 18.11.1999

10.

77/311/EEC as amended by

29 March 1977

OJ No. L 105/1 of 28.4.77

Driver- perceived noise level.

97/54/EC

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

11.

77/536/EEC as amended by

28 June 1977

OJ No. L 220/1 of 29.8.77

Roll-over protection structures.

89/680/EEC as amended by 89/680/EEC and as adapted to technical progress by

21 December 1989

OJ No. L 398/26 of 30.12.89

1999/55/EC

1 June 1999

OJ No. L 146/28 of 11.6.1999

12.

77/537/EEC as amended by

28 June 1977

OJ No. L 220/38 of 29.8.77

Emission of pollutants from diesel engines used in wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors.

97/54/EC

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

13.

78/764/EEC as adapted to technical progress by

25 July 1978

OJ No. L 255/1 of 18.9.78

Driver's seat.

83/190/EEC and

28 March 1983

OJ No. L 109/12 of 26.4.83

88/465/EEC and as amended by

30 June 1988

OJ No. L 228/31 of 17.8.88

97/54/EC and as adapted to technical progress by

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

1999/57/EC

7 June 1999

OJ No. L 148/35 of 15.6.1999

14.

78/933/EEC as amended by

17 October 1978

OJ No. L 325/16 of 20.11.78

Installation of lighting and light- signalling devices.

97/54/EC and as adapted to technical progress by

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

1999/56/EC

3 June 1999

OJ No. L 146/31 of 11.6.1999

15.

79/532/EEC as amended by

17 May 1979

OJ No. L 145/16 of 13.6.79

Component type- approval of lighting and light- signalling devices.

97/54/EC

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

16.

79/533/EEC as amended by

17 May 1979

OJ No. L 145/20 of 13.6.79

Coupling device and reverse.

97/54/EC and as adapted to technical progress by

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

1999/58/EC

7 June 1999

OJ No. L 148/37 of 15.6.1999

17.

79/622/EEC as adapted to technical progress by

25 June 1979

OJ No. L 179/1 of 17.7.79

Roll-over protection structures (static testing).

82/953/EEC and

15 December 1982

OJ No. L 386/31 of 31.12.82

88/413/EEC and

22 June 1988

OJ No. L 200/32 of 26.7.88

1999/40/EC

6 May 1999

OJ No. L 124/11 of 18.5.1999

18.

80/720/EEC as adapted to technical progress by

24 June 1980

OJ No. L 194/1 of 28.7.80

Operating space, access to the driving position and the doors and windows.

88/414/EEC and as amended by

22 June 1988

OJ No. L 200/34 of 26.7.88

97/54/EC

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

19.

82/890/EEC

17 December 1982

OJ No. L 378/45 of 31.12.82

Wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors equipped with pneumatic tyres and which have at least two axles, a maximum design speed of between 6 and 30 km/h and a minimum fixed or variable drive axle track width of 1,150 mm or more or a track width of 1,250 mm or more.

20.

86/297/EEC as amended

26 May 1986

OJ No. L 186/19 of 8.7.86

Power take- offs of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors and their protection.

97/54/EC

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

21.

86/298/EEC as amended by

26 May 1986

OJ No. L 186/26 of 8.7.86

Rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow track wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors.

89/682/EEC and as adapted to technical progress by

21 December 1989

OJ No. L 398/29 of 30.12.89

2000/19/EC

13 April 2000

OJ No. L94/31 of 14.4.2000

22.

86/415/EEC as amended by

24 July 1986

OJ No. L 240/1 of 26.8.86

Installation, location, operation and identification of the controls of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors.

97/54/EC

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

23.

87/402/EEC as amended by

25 June 1987

OJ No. L 220/1 of 8.8.87

Roll-over protection structures mounted in front of driver's seat on narrow- track wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors.

89/681/EEC and as adapted to technical progress by

21 December 1989

OJ No. L 398/27 of 30.12.89

2000/22/EC

28 April 2000

OJ No. L 107/26 of 4.5.2000

24.

89/173/EEC as amended by

21 December 1988

OJ No. L 67/1 of 10.3.89

Certain components and characteristics.

97/54/EC and as adapted to technical progress by

23 September 1997

OJ No. L 277/24 of 10.10.97

2000/1/EC

14 January 2000

OJ No. L 21/26 of 26.1.2000

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of September, 2000.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations implement the provisions of a number of EU Directives which relate to the type approval of agricultural or forestry tractors and components.

(1)

O.J. No. L. 94 of 14.4.2000.

(2)

O.J. No. L. 107 of 4.5.2000.

(3)

O.J. No. L. 173 of 12.7.2000.

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture Food and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

Section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2000/19/EC

(1)

of 13 April 2000, Commission Directive 2000/22/EC

(2)

of 28 April 2000 and Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

(3)

of 22 May 2000, in so far as those Directives apply to the type approval of agricultural or forestry tractors and components, hereby make the following Regulations